What do I have?

mrerick · 12-28-2017, 10:48 AM

Quite a bit depends on what markings are present on the pistol. Pictures are, as Norm says, essential.

If it looks like all Mauser parts but without acceptance markings it could well be a end-of-war "Cigarette gun" (so called because GIs paid for them with cartons of cigarettes)...

Welcome to the forum.

George Anderson · 12-28-2017, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrerick

... "Cigarette gun" (so called because GIs paid for them with cartons of cigarettes)...

More likely packs of cigarettes in 1945/6.

12-28-2017, 10:48 AM	#1
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,925 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,140 Times in 1,520 Posts	Quite a bit depends on what markings are present on the pistol. Pictures are, as Norm says, essential. If it looks like all Mauser parts but without acceptance markings it could well be a end-of-war "Cigarette gun" (so called because GIs paid for them with cartons of cigarettes)... Welcome to the forum. __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

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